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Austria	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 13.3.2020 – 01.05.2020 Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? Yes, from 01.05.2020 possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, expected opening 15.06.2020 cable car open, yes/no, date? Yes, opening starts 29th May 2020 open hut, yes/no, date? Yes, opening starts 29th May 2020 Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? none maximum group size? 1+9 by law, we recommend 1+6 maximum Protective measures social distancing: minimum 1m, outdoor sports 2m wearing a mask: indoor yes, outdoor no wearing of gloves: no, only in case of direct contact (rescue, etc.) bring your own sleeping bag when sleeping in a hut Specific documents https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblAuth/BGBLA_2020_II_231/BGBLA_2020_II_231.html Links to further information https://www.bergfuehrer.at/aktuelles/mitglieder-infos/detail/news/bergfuehrungen-wieder-erlaubt/
Czech Republic	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 12.3.2020 – June 8th Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? No freemovement until now, just 48 hours visits from certain countries (see link in folder LINKS…)wout any restrictions like quarantine or valid negative test Possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening in June 2020. Borders are open just for 48hours visit to Slovakia wout any additional restrictions like quarantine Longest visits are conditioned by a negative Covid 19 test cable car open, yes/no, date? open hut, yes/no, date? End of May 2020 huts are open Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? none maximum group size? Rock climbing only so max 2 guests Protective measures wearing a mask: indoor yes, outdoor no wearing of gloves: no, only in case of direct contact (rescue, etc.) Specific documents https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/BgblAuth/BGBLA_2020_II_197/BGBLA_2020_II_197.html Links to further information ... READ MORE
Ecuador	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 31.5.2020 Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? Uncertain possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? Uncertain open hut, yes/no, date? Uncertain Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? All National Parks and outdoors reactions are forbidden for now maximum group size? Uncertain Protective measures social distancing: minimum 1.5 m wearing a mask: Yes wearing of gloves: - Specific documents for mountain guides https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PWzSwck48lpGh-_aB3SxZRmrGRPfaFFi/view
France	Link to further information https://www.montagnes-magazine.com/actus-deconfinement-les-guides-haute-montagne-autorises-reprendre-activite
Germany	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? It is changing every week Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? 1. From 02.06.2020, outdoor sports with 10 people are again allowed in Baden-Württemberg. 2. In the Bavarian cabinet meeting on May 26th, 2020 it was decided that from June 8th, 2020 outdoor sports in groups of up to 20 people will be allowed. 3. In addition, the opening of indoor sports facilities is allowed again from June 8th, 20 (e.g. climbing halls). possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, expected opening at 15th June 2020, first step EU countries inkl. GB and Switzerland cable car open, yes/no, date? Yes, some starts now, but it depends from case to case open hut, yes/no, date? Yes, opening starts now. The possibility of spending the night varies from hut to hut Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? none maximum group size? See above Protective measures social distancing: minimum 1,5 m, wearing a mask: indoor yes, outdoor no wearing of gloves: no, only in case of direct contact (rescue, etc.) liquid Chalk bring your own sleeping bag when sleeping in a hut Specific documents ... READ MORE
Italy	Information about the Aostatal Region Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? Emergency state January 2020 - July 31st 2020. Next update law by the Italian government on the 18.05.2020 Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? No, the guiding profession is at the moment suspended in Italy by the Italian government. The decisions might come from the single Italian Region and the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano just for the local and registered mountain guides. possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the Italian borders and the regional borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening during summer 2020. No dates are possibile to forecast at the moment cable car open, yes/no, date? No, no date confirmed yet. The decisions are coming from the single region or the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano open hut, yes/no, date? No, there are some planning (nights in tents etc) but no official decision at the moment , details are still in discussion Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? The decisions come from the single Italian region and the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano, just for the local and registered mountain guides (like in Aosta region) or open to everybody (like in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Liguria... READ MORE
Italy	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? Emergency state January 2020 - July 31st 2020. Next update law by the Italian government on the 18.05.2020 Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? No, the guiding profession is at the moment suspended in Italy by the Italian government. The decisions might come from the single Italian Region and the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano just for the local and registered mountain guides. possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the Italian borders and the regional borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening during summer 2020. No dates are possibile to forecast at the moment cable car open, yes/no, date? No, no date confirmed yet. The decisions are coming from the single region or the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano open hut, yes/no, date? No, there are some planning (nights in tents etc) but no official decision at the moment , details are still in discussion Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? The decisions come from the single Italian region and the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano, just for the local and registered mountain guides (like in Aosta region) or open to everybody (like in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Liguria regions). maximum group size? No... READ MORE
Italy	Information about Südtirol Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? Emergency state January 2020 - July 31st 2020. Next update law by the Italian government on the 18.05.2020 Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? No, the guiding profession is at the moment suspended in Italy by the Italian government. The decisions might come from the single Italian Region and the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano just for the local and registered mountain guides. possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the Italian borders and the regional borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening during summer 2020. No dates are possibile to forecast at the moment cable car open, yes/no, date? No, no date confirmed yet. The decisions are coming from the single region or the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano open hut, yes/no, date? No, there are some planning (nights in tents etc) but no official decision at the moment , details are still in discussion Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? The decisions come from the single Italian region and the autonomy provinces of Trento and Bolzano, just for the local and registered mountain guides (like in Aosta region) or open to everybody (like in Friuli Venezia Giulia and Liguria regions).... READ MORE
Norway	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 13/3-26/4 Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? Yes Possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for normalization in June, for now all people coming into Norway needs fourteen days of quarantine. There is a debate if we only shall open to countries with low infection rates, Iceland, Denmark and Finland. Not opening to Sweden… cable car open, yes/no, date? Yes open hut, yes/no, date? Some bigger juts open, smaller ones will open end of june Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? none maximum group size? For community 20, for guidine 1:5 (skiing) Protective measures social distancing: minimum 1m, outdoor sports 2m wearing a mask: indoor no, outdoor no wearing of gloves: no, only in case of direct contact (rescue, etc.) additional comments: baselines or patterns for the current situation: Guests and mountain guides must be symptom free when at the start of tour/course All planning and preparation is conducted outdoors. Not more than 5 persons in each group including guide on skiing/glacier, and 3 persons in climbing terrain. Keep a distance of... READ MORE
Poland	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 13.3.2020 – …. Not decided yet As for today (13.05) Tatra National Park mountains is open for all (with some restrictions – limited amount of tourists allowed per day), but situation for guides is uncertain – no clear interpretations of current restrictions Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? No date, as borders are still not open. Officially, border controls are prolonged till 12^th of June No further restrictions, if You are staying in Poland and don’t have to be on a 14 day quarantine... Possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment, the borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening on 12^th/13th of June 2020 cable car open, yes/no, date? Cable car is open for all (limited amount of users) open hut, yes/no, date? As for 13.05 - some huts are open with several restrictions (online reservation obligatory, limited amount of guests allowed) as all hotels in Poland are open since beginning of May (with restrictions concerning capacity, and amount of quests allowed). The other huts are not open for the night, if they don’t have enough capacity required by government restrictions. In that case only food is served. Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they?... READ MORE
Slovenia	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 13.3.2020-18.5.2020 Epidemic most likely to be finished at the end of May. Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? Yes, from 18.05.2020 Possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening in June 2020 cable car open, yes/no, date? Open from this week on. open hut, yes/no, date? Huts will open on 18.5.2020 with specific regulations which are not completely certain yet. 2 guests in the room max, ... Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? none maximum group size? 1+9 by law, we recommend 1+6 maximum Protective measures social distancing: minimum 1.5m wearing a mask: indoor yes, outdoor no wearing of gloves: · no, only in case of direct contact (rescue, etc.), on via ferata Specific documents Links to further information https://www.nijz.si/en
Spain	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 14.3.2020 – ?? Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? Yes, from 11.05.2020 possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening in July 2020 open hut, yes/no, date? No, probably partially open from beginning of July. Ask directly to the hut keepers. Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? none maximum group size? Depends of the region and the situation in the process (Covid-19). We hope there is no restrictions for mountain sector in the beginning of July. Protective measures social distancing: minimum 2m (in and outdoor) wearing a mask: indoor yes, outdoor only if it´s no possible to keep the social distance (2m) wearing of gloves: no, only in case of direct contact (rescue, etc.) Specific documents for mountain guides http://www.aegm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AEGM-COVID-19-DEF-RL_07.3-1.pdf Only in Spanish Links to further information https://www.mscbs.gob.es Spanish, English and French
Sweden	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? From 19 march to 15 june all unnecessary traveling to Sweden is forbidden. https://www.krisinformation.se/detta-kan-handa/handelser-och-storningar/... Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? No, not really. We will see what happens 15^th of June Possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening in June 2020 https://www.nafsa.org/regulatory-information/covid-19-restrictions-us-visas-and-entry cable car open, yes/no, date? Everything is closed open hut, yes/no, date? Huts will open from 18^th of June. STF mountainstations opens between 18^th june- 3^rd of July. https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/om-stf/aktuellt/information-fran-... Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? ... READ MORE
Switzerland	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? since June 6th, no more special restrictions for the practice of mountaineering. - The individual protection (prevention) measures apply to social distancing: minimum 2m, in and outdoor - wearing a mask: only if the minimum social distances cannot be respected Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? from 15 June for countries authorized by Switzerland More information under : https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-79104.html possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? from 15 June for countries authorized by Switzerland More information under : https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-79104.html cable car open, yes/no, date? From June 15th. open hut, yes/no, date? Yes. The measures of the SAC remain to be observed https://www.sac-cas.ch/en/the-sac/sac-huts-remain-closed-23205/ Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? none maximum group size? Unlimited from June 6... READ MORE
United States	Start date and expiry date of the measures in force? 3.25.2020 – Individual States determining expiry date Possibility of guiding for foreign (non-resident) guides, yes/no, date? Borders with Canada and Mexico closed until 05.20.20. Other travel restrictions updated here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/from-other-countries.html Possibility of coming to the country for foreign (non-resident) tourists, yes/no, date? At the moment the borders are still closed for tourism, we hope for an opening in June 2020 https://www.nafsa.org/regulatory-information/covid-19-restrictions-us-visas-and-entry cable car open, yes/no, date? No, no date confirmed yet but state by state and individual land management rules and regulations apply open hut, yes/no, date? State by state and individual land management rules and regulations apply Not allowed activities (Mountain Sector), what are they? State by state and individual land management rules and regulations apply maximum group size? State by state and individual land management rules and regulations apply Protective measures ... READ MORE

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